Strive for a balance of low and high impact cardio i.e. start with walking, cycling, or swimming and gradually work some running into your routine as you build your joint strength. Maintain a healthy weight and include anti-inflammatory foods like berries, spinach, avocados in your diet. Wear the right shoes that provide cushioning and comfort while being flexible.

Maintaining joint health is crucial at any age. Neglecting your joints can result in stiffness, strains, sprains, dislocations, and arthritis. Thankfully, avoiding joint injuries is possible with the proper care and lifestyle choices.

5 Tips For Healthy Joints

1. Get Moving

If you have chronic joint pain, there are some joint relieving exercises that you can benefit from. It is important to balance low and high impact cardio.

Start with walking, elliptical machines, cycling, swimming and rowing machines, then work some more running into your routine as you build your joint strength.

Increasing flexibility with stretching is suggested for maintaining range of motion around joints.

2. Eat Anti-Inflammatory Foods

The food you eat can impact your joint health. Minimizing inflammation and excess body fat are both great ways to maintain healthy muscles and joints.

3. Evaluate Your Shoes

Wearing the proper shoes is important to maintain healthy joints. Your shoes should provide cushioning, stability, and comfort. The shoes you wear also should be flexible, provide arch support and it is suggested to replace your running shoes every six months.

Be aware of your foot strike pattern, whether its overpronation, underpronation or neutral, as it is necessary for finding the right footwear.

4. Lower Your Stress Levels

The amount of stress you experience each day can influence the well-being of your joints. The stress hormone, cortisol, can drive down the production of collagen, which is a compound necessary for healthy joints.

5. Seek Joint Support Supplements

In addition to these tips, you may want to consider joint health supplements. The IBBH Joint Formula consists of UC-II, ASU and Boswellia Extract (Frankincense), all important ingredients that take action in a few weeks instead of months.

Charles T. “Chad” Price, MD is Professor of Florida State University College of Medicine and was a practicing pediatric orthopedic surgeon for 34 years. Dr. Price is rated as One of America's Top Doctors. He received a B.S degree from Emory University in Atlanta where he was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honorary scholastic society. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Florida. He is an author of over 70 scientific papers, 20 textbook chapters, and three books on topics including bone lengthening, fracture healing, artificial bone grafting and other research topics. In 2013 he became certified as a Sports Nutritionist by the American Sports and Fitness Association.

Charles T. “Chad” Price, MD is Professor of Florida State University College of Medicine and was a practicing pediatric orthopedic surgeon for 34 years. Dr. Price is rated as One of America's Top Doctors. He received a B.S degree from Emory University in Atlanta where he was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honorary scholastic society. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Florida. He is an author of over 70 scientific papers, 20 textbook chapters, and three books on topics including bone lengthening, fracture healing, artificial bone grafting and other research topics. In 2013 he became certified as a Sports Nutritionist by the American Sports and Fitness Association.